Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

For decades, scientists have pushed the limits of microscopy to capture sharper and deeper views of the brain. Traditional light-based systems can map the cortex in detail but struggle to reach deeper ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational har ...

A stem cell therapy for stroke restored neuron function and revealed how transplanted cells navigate the nervous system.

New evidence shows that precursors of myelin-producing cells — one of the few #brain cell types that continue to be produced ...

The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from trauma, stroke, or disease—they rarely grow back. Scientists have been ...

It’s not every day that high school students get the chance to look at a brain organoid under a microscope or use a laser table or hear about stem cell research in microgravity. But because stem cell ...

Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have found that a key ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the cornea—can heal from minor scratches within a single day. The brain is not one ...